1977–78 Yugoslav First League

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Prva savezna liga
Season1977–78
Dates14 August 1977 – 28 May 1978
ChampionsPartizan (8th title)
RelegatedČelik
Trepča
European CupPartizan
Cup Winners' CupRijeka
UEFA CupRed Star
Hajduk Split
Matches played272
Top goalscorerRadomir Savić (21)
Average attendance9,845

Teams[]

A total of eighteen teams contested the league, including sixteen sides from the 1976–77 season and two sides promoted from the 1976–77 Yugoslav Second League (YSL) as winners of the two second level divisions East and West. The league was contested in a double round robin format, with each club playing every other club twice, for a total of 34 rounds. Two points were awarded for wins and one point for draws.

Napredak and Željezničar were relegated from the 1976–77 Yugoslav First League after finishing the season in bottom two places of the league table. The two clubs promoted to top level were Trepča and NK Osijek.

Team Location Federal Republic Position
in 1976–77
Borac Banja Luka Banja Luka  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0066th
Budućnost Titograd  SR Montenegro 0099th
Čelik Zenica  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01313th
Dinamo Zagreb Zagreb  SR Croatia 0022nd
Hajduk Split Split  SR Croatia 0088th
OFK Belgrade Belgrade  SR Serbia 01515th
Olimpija Ljubljana Ljubljana  SR Slovenia 01212th
Osijek Osijek  SR Croatia N/A
Partizan Belgrade  SR Serbia 0044th
Radnički Niš Niš  SR Serbia 0077th
Red Star Belgrade  SR Serbia 0011st
Rijeka Rijeka  SR Croatia 0055th
Sarajevo Sarajevo  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01616th
Sloboda Tuzla  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 0033rd
Trepča Kosovska Mitrovica  SR Serbia N/A
Velež Mostar  SR Bosnia and Herzegovina 01111th
Vojvodina Novi Sad  SR Serbia 01414th
NK Zagreb Zagreb  SR Croatia 01010th

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Partizan (C) 34 22 10 2 55 19 +36 54 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Red Star Belgrade 34 21 7 6 58 26 +32 49 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Hajduk Split 34 14 11 9 49 37 +12 39
4 Dinamo Zagreb 34 12 13 9 54 49 +5 37
5 Rijeka 34 12 13 9 47 42 +5 37 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
6 Sloboda Tuzla 34 15 5 14 47 46 +1 35
7 Velež 34 13 9 12 42 43 −1 35
8 Vojvodina 34 14 4 16 46 38 +8 32 Qualification for Intertoto Cup
9 Sarajevo 34 11 10 13 50 46 +4 32
10 Olimpija 34 13 6 15 44 44 0 32
11 Budućnost 34 12 7 15 41 51 −10 31
12 Borac Banja Luka 34 10 10 14 44 50 −6 30
13 Osijek 34 9 12 13 32 42 −10 30
14 Radnički Niš 34 9 12 13 31 42 −11 30
15 NK Zagreb 34 9 11 14 37 46 −9 29
16 OFK Belgrade 34 10 8 16 38 54 −16 28
17 Čelik (R) 34 9 10 15 34 50 −16 28 Relegation to Yugoslav Second League
18 Trepça (R) 34 7 10 17 28 52 −24 24
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Results[]

Home \ Away BOR BUD ČEL DIN HAJ OFK OLI OSI PAR RNI RSB RIJ SAR SLO TRE VEL VOJ ZAG
Borac Banja Luka 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 5–1 4–1 0–1 1–1
Budućnost 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–0
Čelik 1–4 1–1 3–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–1
Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 4–1 3–1 0–0 4–2 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 3–3 6–2 4–0 0–2 2–2 1–1
Hajduk Split 1–1 5–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 4–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–1
OFK Belgrade 4–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–4 1–3 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–5 2–0
Olimpija 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 4–2 2–0
Osijek 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–1
Partizan 3–0 1–0 5–1 5–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–1
Radnički Niš 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–2 3–1
Red Star 2–0 4–3 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 4–1 1–3 2–0 4–0 2–1 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 4–0
Rijeka 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–2 3–3
Sarajevo 5–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 5–0 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 2–1 2–1 4–2 2–0 1–1
Sloboda Tuzla 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1
Trepça 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–2
Velež 3–2 5–2 2–2 4–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 4–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1
Vojvodina 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0
NK Zagreb 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–3 2–0 2–3 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0
Source: DataSoccer.it
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Winning squad[]

Champions: FK Partizan
Player League
Matches Goals
Momčilo Vukotić 34 11
Nenad Stojković 34 3
Nikica Klinčarski 34 2
Petar Borota (goalkeeper) 34 0
Aleksandar Trifunović 32 5
Borislav Đurović 28 1
Boško Đorđević 27 5
Jusuf Hatunić 27 0
Milovan Jović 24 6
Ilija Zavišić 24 4
Xhevad Prekazi 22 2
Ivan Golac 19 1
Pavle Grubješić 17 3
Slobodan Santrač 16 11
Vladimir Pejović 15 0
14 0
Dragan Arsenović 11 0
Rešad Kunovac 8 0
Refik Kozić 5 1
4 0
Aranđel Todorović 2 0
Miroslav Polak 1 0
Head coach: Ante Mladinić

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radomir Savić Sarajevo 21
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vahid Halilhodžić Velež 18
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miodrag Kustudić Rijeka 17
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Filipović Red Star 15
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slaviša Žungul Hajduk Split
6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mersad Kovačević Sloboda Tuzla 14
7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Radović Rijeka 12
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Borac Banja Luka
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Mitošević Radnički Niš
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Santrač Partizan / OFK Belgrade

Attendance[]

Club Average home attendance Average away attendance
FK Partizan 24,529 19,118
Red Star Belgrade 20,588 19,706
Dinamo Zagreb 17,647 14,735
NK Osijek 14,235 8,471
Hajduk Split 11,588 14,824
Budućnost Titograd 10,706 7,324
Trepča Kosovska Mitrovica 8,882 8,559
Čelik Zenica 7,706 6,088
Borac Banja Luka 7,529 6,353
FK Vojvodina 7,471 8,235
FK Sarajevo 7,176 9,235
Radnički Niš 7,176 6,412
FK Velež 6,529 7,529
NK Rijeka 6,088 6,382
NK Olimpija 5,676 7,853
NK Zagreb 4,882 8,765
OFK Beograd 4,529 9,500
Sloboda Tuzla 4,265 8,118
  • Overall league attendance per match: 9,845 spectators

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